Volkswagen

The Volkswagen Tiguan made its entry into the Middle East market at the 2006 Dubai International Motorshow. Volkswagen’s 14th model series globally, the Tiguan represents the transfer of the successful Touareg philosophy to the class of the compact Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV), a segment which has grown significantly in…

Porsche and Volkswagen have decided to tie the knot. After plenty of speculation about Arab investors and Porsche trying to take over VW, the two companies have decided to merge instead and bring their 10 motoring brands under one automotive manufacturing operation. The two sides, along with the German State…

The Volkswagen Golf is one of the best-selling cars ever. Since the Mk1 was introduced in 1974 the little hatchback has become Volkswagen’s most popular machine and the third best-selling car in the world. The latest machine, the Mk6, follows the critically acclaimed Mk5, introduced in 2003, which itself followed…

You might not realise that this new top-of-the-range, mid-size saloon car from Volkswagen is actually a rather exciting prospect, until you drive it! The Passat V6 FSI is like a powerfully-efficient secret agent in full and perfect disguise. On crowded Dubai streets, you might not notice this efficient performer amongst…

The Volkswagen Phaeton is a car for people who don’t drive. ‘How does that work,’ I hear you say. Simple really; the Volkswagen Phaeton is a car for people that get driven, chauffeur-style. This is VW’s answer to the top of the range stretched sedans from the likes of BMW,…

If you’re anything like me, when you hear the words ‘V’ and ‘8’ said together, you’re eyes will light up, your smile will broaden and there might even be some slight tingling as the hairs on the back of your neck stand to attention. A powerful V8-engined car is the…

FOR Excellent build and refinement, smart executive looks, ride dynamics, technology AGAINST Sluggish take off , few awkwardly placed controls ON THE ROAD Performance (3.5/5) Fair turn of speed but low down acceleration could have been better Ride & handling (3.5/5) Very stable with excellent mannerisms Refinement (4/5) Superb. Very clinical yet…

Ali & Sons has declared open their new AED100million centre for Audi and Volkswagen in the Capital. Located at the Mussafah Industrial Area in Abu Dhabi, the 34,100 sqm centre features the latest in vehicle diagnostic equipment coupled with state-of-the-art facilities for owners of Audi and Volkswagen vehicles. Speaking at…

Audi Volkswagen Middle East (AVME) opened their brand new Joint Parts Centre yesterday at Dubai’s Jebel Ali Free Zone. The new 10,000sqm Middle East Parts Centre will cater exclusively for Volkswagen and Audi brands in the GCC and is one of the eight planned central depots for the Volkswagen Group…

At a time when dynamics of the car industry are evolving at a frenetic pace – witness the increasing interest in alternative propulsion systems such as diesel, hydrogen and electric, not to forget the shift from larger vehicles to small, more efficient cars – manufacturers in Europe are forging…

Fadi on Deesch Papke assigned CEO of Porsche Middle East and Africa FZETo whom it may concernI would like to share our frustration in dealing with Porsche and Al Nabooda in the last 10 years!After our first Cayan for my wife back in 2008 and the current Macan 2015 we decided to write this letter to Porsche directly.The main objective of AL Nabooda is to overcharge their customers specially on spare parts and the denial on the warranty coverage even on small requests and when you complaint about the prices they offer a big discount! when I refused to renew the Cayan warranty they agreed to change the hand rest!By the end of 2017 we decided to sell our Cayan and move to the new Macan model and that was the biggest mistake!We have bought a Macan S 2015 from Al Nabooda after waiting for several months, from the first 2 months we got a notification on the dashboard that we need to top up the oil, we went to the service center and they did it for us without any explanation!We continued on this annoying practice every couple of months!Another issue in the car was the AC bad smell which Al Nabooda charged us to change the filter and do the cleaning which was not covered by the warranty!This week I went back again to renew the useless warranty without clear answer on the oil consumption except the Porsche cars consume oil!I have been living in Dubai for the last 23 years. I had Boxter, Cayman, Cayan, BMW, Mercedes, etc... and currently I drive Maserati Ghibli and I have never heard that a car consume oil every 1000 km and above. I drive my Maserati car for 20,000 km without toping up or changing the oil!They also called me this week to inform me that the brake pads needs to be changed and the price is AED 4,700 and when I complained suddenly the price went down to AED 3,500!Please allow me to share my frustration with Al Nabooda and my great experience with Al Tayar Motors since 5 years and the way they respect warranty agreements with amazing services.We also decided to sell the Macan and never come back to any brand under Al Nabooda!